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Unemployment rates rose in Central Oregon in August, as more job seekers entered the labor market, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. “An expanding labor force is very, very good if you’re a business right
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Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit initial prescriptions of opioid pain medications to just seven days in a bid to prevent addictions and overdose. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland,
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Earlier this week, The Shins frontman James Mercer was actively juggling his work and home lives. He had been home in Portland for about two weeks when he spoke with GO! Magazine about his band’s
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Jonas Larson was on the sideline last year in Redmond. Then a sophomore, the Mountain View running back had been injured during the year, and he was left on the sideline, watching as Redmond dealt
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A head-on collision on U.S. Highway 97 Wednesday night killed a Bend man and injured a California man. Jonathan Stern, 33, was northbound in a black 2007 Audi when he crossed over the centerline and
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Local residents could one day experience more smoke outside of fire season, if a push to relax regulations governing the use of prescribed fire in the forests is successful. Earlier this week, the Deschutes Collaborative
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